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Ian West5.0

Opting for the rural backdrop rather than cosmopolitan, The House with Laughing Windows lives deliciously within confines of the folk horror milieu, lacking the well documented motifs so commonly attributed to the giallo in favor of menacingly unstoppable atmosfear.Establishing an eeriness from the get go with a disturbing opening (among the genre’s best) before throwing us into the fray with morbid paintings, deranged townsfolk and the local diabolical underbelly, the sinister looking (laughing) windows, and a seething/unforgettable final twist of pure bedlam. A full fledged genre masterpiece with great performances and tight direction that shouldn’t be slept on—but in some weird way I think The House with Laughing Windows enjoys its often left alone place within the genre, it’s eye catching laughing windowed poster art waiting within obscurity to be discovered by inquisitive genre fans looking to stop by some sleepy, off the beaten track nightmare. Enter at your own risk.I adore rural folk dread jams so much, and as far as non cosmopolitan gialli go, this is my favorite. A prime candidate for a blu ray overhaul via Arrow or Severin, don’t sleep on this one... it’s absolutely wicked and 100% essential.

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Tony the Terror5.0

This is one seriously dark and disturbing movie and I love it. I actually think this was the very first dvd I rented from Netflix when I originally signed up back in 2006 before streaming was really a thing.A guy comes to a small village to restore a macabre fresco and gets wrapped up in the secrets behind the painting. Right from the beginning, you know you’re in for a hella dark time with that creepy ass voice talking about pain and suffering and somesuch. I’ve never seen a dubbed version of this and I think that’s probably a good thing because that voice would never be properly recreated.There’s some beautiful scenery, spooky old houses, strange townsfolk, and an ending that I can’t imagine anyone sees coming on their first watch. It’s insane and it’s one of the absolute best giallos I’ve ever seen (currently my 3rd favorite). It’s really not much like a traditional giallo at all, but it is nonetheless just brilliant, haunting, and impossible to forget. Even the music is beautifully sinister. If you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor and bump it right on up to the top of your watchlist.